Eldon Garnet – CCCA Canadian Art Database

Eldon Garnet

Eldon Garnet is a multidisciplinary artist and novelist based in Toronto, Ontario and a professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design. From 1975 to 1990 he was the editor of Impulse, a Canadian magazine of art and culture. Garnet was born in Toronto, Ontario. His first solo show was in Toronto at A Space in 1975. Surveys of Garnet's sculptures and photographic work have been held at the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the Amsterdam Center of Photography. His first novel, Reading Brooke Shields: The Garden of Failure was published by Semiotext(e), in 1995. Impulse Archaeology, a collection of articles from his years as editor at Impulse magazine (1975-1990), was released by the University of Toronto Press in 2005. His novel Lost Between the Edges was published by Semiotext(e), MIT. His recent novel, Categories of Disappearance is available from impulseb.com. He is also known for his public art works including Little Glenn and Memorial to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada located in Toronto. Eldon is represented by the Christopher Cutts Gallery Toronto and Torch Gallery, Amsterdam.

Creator Id: 222
Social Media Link: Social Media Link
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: Canada
Province of Birth: Ontario
Year of Birth: 1946
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist, Writer
Gender: Male
Mediums: photography, public art, sculpture, text-based
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Work by Eldon Garnet

Promise #2

Work ID: 17210

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

When? #2

Work ID: 17217

Measurements: 125.73 x 125.73 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

When? #1

Work ID: 17216

Measurements: 125.73 x 125.73 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Promise #1

Work ID: 17209

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Promise #7

Work ID: 17215

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Promise #5

Work ID: 17213

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Promise #3

Work ID: 17211

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Promise #4

Work ID: 17212

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Promise #6

Work ID: 17214

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1994

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Aliyah #3

Work ID: 17180

Measurements: 121.92 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1996

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/8

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Aliyah #5

Work ID: 17182

Measurements: 121.92 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1996

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/8

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Aliyah #6

Work ID: 17183

Measurements: 121.92 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1996

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/8

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Aliyah #1

Work ID: 17178

Measurements: 121.92 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1996

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/8

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Aliyah #2

Work ID: 17179

Measurements: 121.92 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1996

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/8

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Aliyah #4

Work ID: 17181

Measurements: 121.92 x 121.92 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1996

Materials: colour photograph mounted on 1/8

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fissure series

Work ID: 17194

Measurements: each: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: colour photographs: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fissure #2

Work ID: 17189

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fissure #1

Work ID: 17188

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fissure #6

Work ID: 17193

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fissure #3

Work ID: 17190

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fissure #4

Work ID: 17191

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fissure #5

Work ID: 17192

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1997

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Breathless #3

Work ID: 17186

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1998

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Breathless #1

Work ID: 17184

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1998

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Breathless #2

Work ID: 17185

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1998

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Breathless #4

Work ID: 17187

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1998

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fracture series

Work ID: 17201

Measurements: each: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: colour photographs: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fracture #3

Work ID: 17197

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fracture #5

Work ID: 17199

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fracture #4

Work ID: 17198

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fracture #6

Work ID: 17200

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fracture #2

Work ID: 17196

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Fracture #1

Work ID: 17195

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 1999

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lament 3 #1

Work ID: 17207

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: colour photograph: Fuji glossy crystal archive paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lament 1 #1

Work ID: 17202

Measurements: 104.14 x 104.14 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak matt paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lament 3 #2

Work ID: 17208

Measurements: 124.46 x 124.46 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: colour photograph: Fuji glossy crystal archive paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lament 1 #2

Work ID: 17203

Measurements: 104.14 x 129.54 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak matt paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lament 1 #4

Work ID: 17205

Measurements: 104.14 x 104.14 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak matt paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lament 1 series

Work ID: 17206

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: colour photographs: Kodak matt paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Lament 1 #3

Work ID: 17204

Measurements: 104.14 x 129.54 cm

Collection:

Date Made: 2000

Materials: colour photograph: Kodak matt paper mounted on 1/2

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA